Novel Technologies for Systems and Network Security

Dear Colleagues,

The conventional technologies for system and network security are facing amount of challenges in six-generation (6G) network. This is mainly due to the open broadcast nature of radio signal, the dramatically increased computation capability of devices, and the high connections among systems, devices, machines, and people. Hence, new systems and network security methods are extremely important for 6G network, especially in the quantum age.

Technologies like machine and deep learning, physically unclonable functions, blockchain, and optimization methods can be considered to enhance the security of systems and network, such as the Internet-of-Things (IoT), Internet-of-Vehicles (IoV), Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) communication, and Satellite Communications (SATCOM) systems, just to name a few. How to enhance the security of these systems, while guaranteeing their communications is an open issue. Moreover, how to overcome the challenges brought by the quantum computer is required to be carefully considered.

The overarching aim of this special issue (SI) is to bring together leading researchers in both academia and industry from diverse backgrounds to advance the systems and network security,  as well as to consider their potential practical applications. Suitable topics for this SI include, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Machine and deep learning algorithms for system and network security;
• Blockchain technique for system and network security;
• Physical layer security;
• AI-driven data analysis;
• Joint optimization of security and communication;
• Data security and privacy;
• Online social network security, privacy and trust;
• Security of communication protocols;
• Cloud computing and virtualization security;
• Biometrics security and privacy;
• Access control and authorization;
• Fault diagnosis and fault tolerance;
• Information dissemination and control;
• Multimedia content security;
• Information hiding and digital watermarking;
• Artificial intelligence security;
• Deepfakes and detection techniques;
• Digital forensics.

Prof. Dr. Li Xu
Prof. Dr. Hui Tian
Prof. Dr. He Fang
Guest Editors

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• wireless communication and network security
• AI
• blockchain
• optimization